Whether Philosophy of Science matters for the practice of
science, including psychological science

Objections raised by various scientists regarding the
importance of Philosophy of Science, and Dr. Pigliucci's responses
to those objections

Whether Philosophy of Science makes progress

What the demarcation problem is and the current status of the
literature on demarcation

How scientists and philosophers of science might optimize
collaboration

Massimo
Pigliucci, PhD Biography

Prof. Pigliucci has a Doctorate in Genetics from the University
of Ferrara (Italy), a PhD in Evolutionary Biology from the
University of Connecticut, and a PhD in Philosophy from the
University of Tennessee. He has done post-doctoral research in
evolutionary ecology at Brown University and is currently the K.D.
Irani Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York. His
research interests include the philosophy of biology, the
relationship between science and philosophy, and the nature of
pseudoscience.

Prof. Pigliucci has been elected fellow of the American
Association for the Advancement of Science “for fundamental studies
of genotype by environmental interactions and for public defense of
evolutionary biology from pseudoscientific attack.”

In the area of public outreach, Prof. Pigliucci has published in
national outlets such as the New York Times, Philosophy Now and The
Philosopher’s Magazine among others. He is a Fellow of the
Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and a Contributing Editor to
Skeptical Inquirer. Dr. Pigliucci publishes two blogs: Plato’s
Footnote (platofootnote.org), on general philosophy, and How to Be
a Stoic (howtobeastoic.org), on his personal exploration of
Stoicism as practical
philosophy.

At last count, Prof. Pigliucci has published 144 technical
papers in science and philosophy. He is also the author or editor
of 10 technical and public outreach books, most recently of
Philosophy of Pseudoscience: Reconsidering the Demarcation Problem
(University of Chicago Press), co-edited with Maarten Boudry. Other
books include Answers for Aristotle: How Science and Philosophy Can
Lead Us to a More Meaningful Life (Basic Books) and Nonsense on
Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk (University of Chicago
Press).